2017 Bulletin Index - September to December

We periodically post bulletins here to inform customers of developments within BC Hydro Transmission and/or the industry and/or to solicit feedback on policy changes. These announcements can be time sensitive, so please subscribe for the updates.

Amended Reassignment Agreements Application - Approved

Posted on December 22, 9:50 a.m.

Further to the bulletin posted on November 9, 2017, the BCUC via Order Number G-197-17 approved BC Hydro’s application regarding Attachments A-1 and B-1 of its Open Access Transmission Tariff (OATT). Attachments A-1 and B-1 were merged together to form a single Attachment B-1 to the OATT, which governs all forms of reassigned point-to-point transmission service.

Extended Windows for New Year's Day

Posted on December 21, 11:22 a.m.

BC Hydro is pleased to visually clarify the opening of extended windows[PDF 174 KB] for purchasing transmission for New Year's Day, Monday, January 1, 2018.

December 13, 11:50 a.m.

OATT Rate Schedule 09 Application

Posted on December 19, 3:40 p.m.

BC Hydro advises that it intends to seek approval from the BCUC of a proposed amendment to OATT Rate Schedule (RS) 09 - Loss Compensation Service to remove the termination date (currently March 1, 2018). No other changes to the OATT are proposed at this time. BC Hydro includes a blacklined version showing its proposed change to RS 09.

BC Hydro believes that the termination date can be removed from RS 09 because:

It is an artifact of the relationship between BC Hydro and BCTC and is no longer required;

BC Hydro rate schedules typically include termination dates only when they are required for temporary purposes such as pilot programs; and

Its removal will promote regulatory efficiency since it requires BC Hydro to submit regular applications to the BCUC that serve no other purpose than to extend the termination date.

If you have comments or questions regarding BC Hydro’s proposed amendment, please email Brenda Ambrosi by January 9, 2018.

Extended Windows for Christmas Day

Business System Update - Revison

Posted on December 6, 1:40 p.m.

On December 11, 2017 between 10:00 am to 12:00 pm, BC Hydro will be updating one of its business systems (MODS) in the Production environment. We don’t anticipate there to be scheduling issues for our OATT customers. However, please contact Brenda Ambrosi at 604-455-4203 if you experience any issues.

Business System Update

Posted on December 5, 11:50 a.m.

On December 11, 2017 between 7:00 am to 9:00 am, BC Hydro will be updating one of its business systems (MODS) in the Production environment. We don’t anticipate there to be scheduling issues for our OATT customers. However, please contact Brenda Ambrosi at 604-455-4203 if you experience any issues.

Extended Windows for US Thanksgiving Day

Posted on November 15, 3:00 p.m.

BC Hydro is pleased to visually clarify the opening of extended windows[PDF, 176 KB] for purchasing transmission for US Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 23, 2017.

Application for Approval of Amended Reassignment Agreements

Posted on November 9, 2:40 p.m.

On November 9, 2017, BC Hydro submitted an application, to the British Columbia Utilities Commission (Commission), for approval of the amendments to Attachments A-1 and Attachment B-1 of the Open Access Transmission Tariff (OATT). Attachments A-1 and B-1 are forms of service agreement for the resale, reassignment or transfer of point-to-point transmission service (Reassignment Agreements). The Commission previously approved the Reassignment Agreements, but BC Hydro did not implement them in the OATT due to an oversight. BC Hydro is filing this application now to implement the previously approved Reassignment Agreements, with some immaterial adjustments to have a single form of agreement for all reassignments. BC Hydro is also seeking approval of a corresponding housekeeping amendment to the OATT to reflect these amendments.

Further to the bulletins posted on November 1, October 11 and August 28, the industry retirement of e-Tag version 1.8.2 is scheduled for today, November 6, 2017 at 22:00 PPT. Customers are encouraged to review all v1.8.2 eTags active past the retirement date of v1.8.2 of the eTag specification and verify whether a portion of the eTag extending past the retirement date of v1.8.2 should be terminated and replaced with a v1.8.3 eTag. Please review the Phase 3: eTag v1.8.2 Retirement – November 6, 22:00 PPT section of the bulletin posted on August 28 for details.
If you have questions or concerns, please contact OATI Help Desk by sending an email to support@oati.net or by calling 763-201-2020.

Further to the bulletins posted on October 11 and August 28, the industry retirement of e-Tag version 1.8.2 is scheduled for Monday, November 6, 2017 at 22:00 PPT. Customers are encouraged to review all v1.8.2 eTags active past the retirement date of v1.8.2 of the eTag specification and verify whether a portion of the eTag extending past the retirement date of v1.8.2 should be terminated and replaced with a v1.8.3 eTag. Please review the Phase 3: eTag v1.8.2 Retirement – November 6, 22:00 PPT section of the bulletin posted on August 28 for details.

If you have questions or concerns, please contact OATI Help Desk by sending an email to support@oati.net or by calling 763-201-2020.

Further to the bulletin posted on August 28, the industry retirement of eTag version 1.8.2 has been scheduled for Monday, November 6, 2017 at 22:00 PPT. Customers are encouraged to review all v1.8.2 eTags active past the retirement date of v1.8.2 of the eTag specification and verify whether a portion of the eTag extending past the retirement date of v1.8.2 should be terminated and replaced with a v1.8.3 eTag. Please review the Phase 3: eTag v1.8.2 Retirement – November 6, 22:00 PT (00:00 CT) section of the bulletin posted on August 28 for details.

If you have questions or concerns, please contact OATI Help Desk by sending an email to support@oati.net or by calling 763-201-2020.

Further to the bulletin posted on October 3, this is to advise that the industry launch of eTag version 1.8.3 will take place tonight, Monday, October 9, 2017 at 23:00 PT (01:00 CT). We apologize for any inconvenience this date change may cause.

Further to the bulletin posted on August 28, this is a reminder that the industry launch of eTag version 1.8.3 is scheduled for Tuesday, October 10, 2017 at 22:00 PT (00:00 CT). Please review the August 28 bulletin for details, and to verify whether any actions are required by your company.

Application to Amend OATT to Enhance Dynamic Scheduling

Posted on October 3, 12:10 p.m.

Further to the bulletin posted on August 25, 2017, BC Hydro filed an application[PDF, 3.0 MB] with the British Columbia Utilities Commission on October 2, 2017 to amend the dynamic scheduling provisions of its Open Access Transmission Tariff (OATT). The proposed OATT amendments reflect enhancements to the dynamic scheduling provisions of Attachment Q-1, which will allow the dynamic scheduling of imports and exports using any transmission reservation priority.